https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/04/rampant-tourism-climate-change-threatens-varkalas-unique-geodiversity/ News and Views from the Global South Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:57:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/04/rampant-tourism-climate-change-threatens-varkalas-unique-geodiversity/ https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/04/rampant-tourism-climate-change-threatens-varkalas-unique-geodiversity/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 07:59:11 +0000 Bharath Thampi https://www.ipsnews.net/?p=190146

Varkala is an area with unique geological and geomorphological heritage. But its fragile cliffs are also affected by severe weather and high waves during the monsoon season. Activists say rampant and illegal tourist infrastructure and climate change are putting this dramatic landscape at risk. ]]>

Varkala is an area with unique geological and geomorphological heritage. But its fragile cliffs are also affected by severe weather and high waves during the monsoon season. Activists say rampant and illegal tourist infrastructure and climate change are putting this dramatic landscape at risk. ]]> https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/04/rampant-tourism-climate-change-threatens-varkalas-unique-geodiversity/feed/ 0